Supply of material for INR External Quality Assessment provision

Concepts

• cardiff
• plasma extracts
• inr eqa material
• eqa material
• material
• inr eqa provision
• lyophilised material
• inr external quality assessment provision
• inr eqa
• inr external quality assessment

Location

WEQAS National External Quality Assessment Scheme Unit 6 Parc Ty Glas, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5DU UK

Description

The product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for quality assurance testing

Total Quantity or Scope

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) operating as Weqas seeks to establish a contract for the supply of material for INR EQA provision. Weqas is a National External Quality Assessment Scheme which monitors the analytical performance of diagnostic laboratories in the UK, Ireland and overseas. It is a non-profit making organisation within the NHS, a division of Cardiff and Vale UHB. Weqas is registered with United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) for conformity assessment. Weqas External Quality Assessment services are accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard – General requirements for proficiency testing (ISO/IEC 17043:2010). A number of programmes require material supplied by an external source for use as EQA material. This will be distributed to all participants within the EQA programme. The product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for quality assurance testing. Ideally liquid stable ‘ready to use’ material is needed for distribution as INR EQA material, which is compatible with Roche Coaguchek, Siemens Xprecia and Abbott i-STAT as a minimum. Lyophilised material may also be considered but is not the material of choice. Please note that the UHB reserves the right not to award this contract

Renewal Options

12 Month Extension Ideally liquid stable ‘ready to use’ material is needed for distribution as INR EQA material, which is compatible with Roche Coaguchek, Siemens Xprecia and Abbott i-STAT as a minimum. Lyophilised material may also be considered but is not the material of choice

CPV Codes

• 33141520 - Plasma extracts

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Please note additional information on this procurement: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. 3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date. 4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136954 (WA Ref:136954)